Monthly Archives: January 2011

50 Best Blogs for Humanities Scholars

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

The OEDb (Online Education Database) have just published a list of the 50 best blogs for Humanities Scholars. It is a fantastic resource for aspiring and established scholars alike, and a real reminder of the growing role of the blogsphere … Continue reading →

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Tilery Lanterns 2011

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Mary Robson

Day Three Most of Year 3 are making their first lantern. They may have been party to a family effort, but this is their chance to make one for themselves. When asked why we make lanterns, the children proffered all … Continue reading →

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Tilery Lantern Parade 2011

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Mary Robson

Tilery primary school is the nearest to Durham University’s Stockton campus, and the Centre has built a strong relationship with the staff, pupils and community. February 3rd will see the third Tilery Lantern Parade, created with a view to hold … Continue reading →

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Work-life balance in Grenada

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Jane Macnaughton

Jane Macnaughton writes: Durham University Senior Common Rooms have nothing like this!  I am sitting on the veranda of St George’s University Staff Club in Grenada looking out over a bay filled with expensive looking large yachts bobbing on a … Continue reading →

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Imaginative Worlds: Medical Humanities and ‘the uses of literature’

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Inventions of the Text Seminar Series 2010-2011: The Uses of Literature Imaginative Worlds: Medical Humanities and ‘the uses of literature’ Corinne Saunders, Michael Mack & Angela Woods: Centre for Medical Humanities Tuesday 25 January, 6.30 pm (please note later start … Continue reading →

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Social Prescribing in County Durham

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

Mike White writes: I’ve just completed an evaluation of an arts on referral scheme for Durham PCT.  It’s a pilot scheme which, whilst successful in engaging participants with various long–term health conditions, was hampered by an over–complex ‘willing provider’ model … Continue reading →

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Schizophrenia: 100 Years On – Newcastle Philosophical Society Seminar Series

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Centre for Medical Humanities

2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the diagnosis of schizophrenia, the most severe, enigmatic and controversial of mental disorders. At a time when biological and neuroscientific accounts of schizophrenia dominate, there is a risk that crucial questions … Continue reading →

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